Brodiaea californica Lindl. ex Lem.

California brodiaea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Brodiaea

Characteristics

Scape 20–70 cm, stout. Flowers 24–38 mm; perianth pale lilac or sometimes white, tube cylindrical, 9–12 mm, translucent, splitting in fruit, lobes ascending, recurved distally, 20–30 × 4–10 mm, usually more than twice length of tube; filaments 7–10 mm, base not triangular, appendages absent or rudimentary; anthers linear, 9–12 mm, apex rounded; staminodia erect, white to pale lilac, narrowly linear, usually flat, 16–27 mm, margins 1/4–1/2 involute, apex rounded; ovary 5–11 mm; style 15–23 mm; pedicel 2–10 cm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Images

Brodiaea californica unspecified picture

Distribution

Brodiaea californica world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:532023-1
WFO ID wfo-0000762063
COL ID NC93
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Brodiaea californica Hookera californica Brodiaea grandiflora var. elatior Brodiaea californica var. californica

Lower taxons

Brodiaea californica subsp. leptandra Brodiaea californica subsp. californica